At one time The Ringing World had a feature called On This Day where notable events from the past were listed.
Unfortunately, the events weren't related to ringing. This web page is a ringing version of On This Day.
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Bill Butler has agreed to supply his collection of events that happened on this day. These complement the automated extracts from PealBase.
| Bill Butler's Blog for 24th April Edit BBB | ||
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| Year | Event | Reference |
| 1774 | An old tablet records that on this Sunday the Hammersmith Youths rang 5040 changes of Plain Bob Minor in 3 hours and 25 minutes at Hammersmith. This is the first recorded peal of Plain Bob Minor. | H&A/366 |
| 1893 | The first name peal of Stedman Triples was rung at Southover, Sussex, conducted by George Williams. | BN1893/684 |
| 1906 | William Wakley died, aged 53. He was the treasurer of the Midland Counties Guild from its inception and also a founding member of the Central Council of Church Bellringers. See February 12, 1853. | BN1906/63 |
| 1944 | H B Walters died. See April 6, 1867. | nv |
| 1989 | John R Mayne conducted a peal of 5120 Bristol Surprise Major at Meldreth, Cambs by a band, all of whom had rung over two thousand peals. | RW1989/459 |
| Birthdays for 24th April | ||
| 1889 | Stedman H Symonds born | |
| 1898 | Florence K West born | |
| 1907 | John T Locke born | |
| 1922 | Peter N Bond born | |
| Personal Milestones for 24th April | ||
| 1971 | 1000th peal rung by Alan R Pink | |
| First pealers for 24th April | ||
| 1926 | First peal rung by Bernard H Swinson. Recorded peal total is 2. | |
| 1944 | First peal rung by John D Rock. Recorded peal total is 176. | |
| 1945 | First peal rung by John W Bramley. Recorded peal total is 437. | |
| 1948 | First peal rung by Audrey M Short. Recorded peal total is 42. | |
| 1948 | First peal rung by Eileen Bracey. Recorded peal total is 22. | |
| 1949 | First peal rung by Roy E Wood. Recorded peal total is 5. | |
| 1953 | First peal rung by Charles M Cloeys. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1954 | First peal rung by Dorothy K Saunders. Recorded peal total is 35. | |
| 1954 | First peal rung by Geoffrey Bowcutt. Recorded peal total is 32. | |
| 1955 | First peal rung by Marcus C Darby. Recorded peal total is 2. | |
| 1957 | First peal rung by Neville W Price. Recorded peal total is 19. | |
| 1959 | First peal rung by Hazel Way. Recorded peal total is 202. | |
| 1959 | First peal rung by John Matthews (Neath). Recorded peal total is 8. | |
| 1959 | First peal rung by Nigel Ryder. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1963 | First peal rung by Arthur W Sage. Recorded peal total is 2. | |
| 1963 | First peal rung by Brian M Baverstock. Recorded peal total is 89. | |
| 1963 | First peal rung by John G Mitchell. Recorded peal total is 69. | |
| 1963 | First peal rung by John Scattergood. Recorded peal total is 2. | |
| 1963 | First peal rung by Mary Sage. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1965 | First peal rung by David C Hawkins. Recorded peal total is 31. | |
| 1965 | First peal rung by Judith M Squirrell. Recorded peal total is 2. | |
| 1965 | First peal rung by Michael J Warren. Recorded peal total is 13. | |
| 1965 | First peal rung by Pamela White. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1965 | First peal rung by R Anthony Vere Hodge. Recorded peal total is 2. | |
| 1965 | First peal rung by Raymond Hemingray. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1965 | First peal rung by Reginald F Jones. Recorded peal total is 16. | |
| 1965 | First peal rung by Stuart Harker. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1965 | First peal rung by Susan Jones. Recorded peal total is 5. | |
| 1966 | First peal rung by Penny Hughes. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1971 | First peal rung by Annette Petch. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1971 | First peal rung by Ian D Harris. Recorded peal total is 451. | |
| 1971 | First peal rung by Lewis Hallows. Recorded peal total is 2. | |
| 1971 | First peal rung by Margaret J King. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1971 | First peal rung by Richard M Nalliah. Recorded peal total is 4. | |
| 1972 | First peal rung by Martin J Foulds. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1973 | First peal rung by Angela M Colley. Recorded peal total is 2. | |
| 1973 | First peal rung by Colleen L Turner. Recorded peal total is 9. | |
| 1973 | First peal rung by Sandra G Bradfield. Recorded peal total is 2. | |
| 1974 | First peal rung by Charlotte K Colliss. Recorded peal total is 197. | |
| 1976 | First peal rung by Alan R Smith (Tarrant Keyneston). Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1976 | First peal rung by Dennis Kiddy. Recorded peal total is 3. | |
| 1976 | First peal rung by Meg Ward. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1977 | First peal rung by Hazel A East. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1979 | First peal rung by Susan W Pascall. Recorded peal total is 5. | |
| 1981 | First peal rung by Angela Burgess. Recorded peal total is 62. | |
| 1981 | First peal rung by Gillian A Gladman. Recorded peal total is 38. | |
| 1982 | First peal rung by Joanna Evetts. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1982 | First peal rung by Marion Webber. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1982 | First peal rung by Peter M Brown. Recorded peal total is 45. | |
| 1982 | First peal rung by Philip Fawcett. Recorded peal total is 3. | |
| 1982 | First peal rung by Stephen G Askew. Recorded peal total is 2. | |
| 1983 | First peal rung by Cliff E Barfield. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1983 | First peal rung by Sarah J Titford. Recorded peal total is 2. | |
| 1986 | First peal rung by Mike Davies. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1989 | First peal rung by Susan J Adams. Recorded peal total is 13. | |
| 1989 | First peal rung by Sylvia V Johns. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1993 | First peal rung by Michael Gwynne-Patrick. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1993 | First peal rung by Sarah P Clements. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1994 | First peal rung by David R Moore. Recorded peal total is 4. | |
| 1994 | First peal rung by Gregory W Johnson. Recorded peal total is 11. | |
| 1994 | First peal rung by Kathryn F Almy. Recorded peal total is 35. | |
| 1994 | First peal rung by Kelly Dunsford. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1994 | First peal rung by Michael Ridgway. Recorded peal total is 6. | |
| 1994 | First peal rung by Philip T Denwood. Recorded peal total is 3. | |
| 1994 | First peal rung by Sonja Morris. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1999 | First peal rung by Jemma V Rhodes. Recorded peal total is 56. | |
| 2000 | First peal rung by Sarah A Palmer. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 2004 | First peal rung by Anthea Ames. Recorded peal total is 4. | |
| 2004 | First peal rung by Bryn C Kipling. Recorded peal total is 40. | |
| 2004 | First peal rung by Ian Fisher. Recorded peal total is 2. | |
| 2004 | First peal rung by Mick Mears. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 2004 | First peal rung by Nicholas A M MacMahon. Recorded peal total is 35. | |
| 2004 | First peal rung by Philippa R Gullett. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 2004 | First peal rung by Richard S Waters. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 2005 | First peal rung by Thomas B Mack. Recorded peal total is 254. | |
| 2010 | First peal rung by Robin S Wickenden. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
If you think an event should be included in On This Day or you believe that an event is incorrect please email otd@pealbase.co.uk
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